Statement / submitted by International Council of Women, International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres, Soroptimist International and Zonta International ; All India Women's Conference, All India Women's Education Fund Association, Baha'i International Community, Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas, Femmes afrique solidarité, General Arab Women Federation, Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, International Council of Jewish Women, International Federation of University Women, Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women's Associatiion International, Pathways to Peace, Socialist International Women, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Women's International Zionist Organization, Women's World Summit Foundation, World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women, World Movement of Mothers, World Organization Against Torture, World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations and World YWCA ; and International Association of Gerontology, International Council of Nurses, International Association for Counseling/IRTAC and International Inner Wheel